Regional Distribution Center - Warehouse Lead

American Tire Distributors•Bakersfield, CA

About The Position

Under the general direction of the RDC Operations Manager, the Lead Person assists management with training, coaching, and onboarding new and existing associates. The role supports day-to-day distribution center operations, performs daily inventory accuracy activities, and follows company and mixing center policies and procedures. The Warehouse Lead helps management achieve productivity goals by delegating work while maintaining quality, inventory accuracy, and associate safety. The role also performs warehousing, product movement, and inventory duties, provides management with feedback on team-member performance, and assists with administering ATD’s safety program. The position serves as a liaison between team members and management, supports planned workflows and daily goals, and helps ensure associates have the resources and training needed to perform effectively. It contributes to process improvement and works with management to maintain inventory integrity, aiming for inventory variance of 2% or less. The work is in a warehouse environment. Employees may be exposed to prevailing weather conditions, and the noise level is usually moderate. The role requires occasional standing, walking, sitting, use of hands, reaching, climbing stairs, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and lifting products weighing up to approximately 50 pounds. Handling tires weighing more than approximately 50 pounds may involve rolling, destacking, or team lifting. Travel is required 5% of the time.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
4–6 years of related experience preferred.
Ability to occasionally lift products weighing up to approximately 50 pounds and handle heavier tires through rolling, destacking, or team lifting.
Ability to perform the physical activities described for warehouse work, including occasional standing, walking, sitting, reaching, stair climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling.
Travel required 5% of the time.

Nice To Haves

4–6 years of related experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Act as a liaison between team members and management, supporting effective communication and resolution of issues.
Follow company policies and department procedures, and promptly report team-member non-compliance to a supervisor or manager.
Assist in administering the safety program and maintaining a clean, safe working environment.
Discuss goals, inventory levels, and timelines with the supervisor or manager, and lead the team toward established objectives.
Complete process, accuracy, and production reports aligned with daily goals, and communicate findings to the operations supervisor or manager.
Conduct on-the-job training and cross-training for new and existing associates using SEAL onboarding tools and processes.
Coordinate planned workflow according to supervisor or manager direction.
Help ensure team members fulfill their roles effectively under management guidance.
Recommend process improvements and support their implementation.
Provide team members with resources to optimize performance and support leadership objectives throughout shifts.
Work with management to maintain inventory integrity and accuracy, aiming for inventory variance of 2% or less.
Perform daily inventory accuracy activities and warehousing, product movement, and inventory functions.
Provide management with feedback about team-member job performance as needed.
Assist management with training, coaching, and onboarding associates.